This Week in Education

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Have you done the same first-day-of-school activities for years? Are you searching for fresh ideas? This week's five lessons might fill the bill! Included: Students discover their learning strengths, create magnificent works of art, have fun following directions, more!

Have you been using the same stale first-day-of-school lessons for the past few years? Want to try some fresh ideas? You've come to the right place!

Why not start by adding interest to the entryway of your school? Provide each staff person -- don't forget custodial and cafeteria workers -- with a half sheet (4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches) of construction paper. Fold the paper in half to create a small book, and invite each staff member to write the title of his or her favorite book on the cover. (Illustrations are strongly encouraged!) Have each staff members glue a photograph of himself or herself inside the small book. Everyone will enjoy guessing which member of the school staff chose each book.